The Art of Fly Tying

Nobody knows exactly when the first artificial fly was tied, although the art is most commonly believed to have originated in ancient Greece. The one certain thing, however, is that its major evolution began only in this century, perhaps even in the past few decades. The art and science behind the fly patterns of today come largely from the contributions of such great American fly tiers as Lee Wulff, Harry Darbee, Ernest Schwiebert, Charles K. Fox, Vince Marinaro, Art Flick, Poul Jorgensen, Doug Swisher and Carl Richards, to name only a few. Thus it was in the United States that many of the best-known creations of our time were developed. Among the many innovative and nontraditional dressings to emerge were streamers, hairwing dry flies, bass bugs, realistic nymphs, thorax flies and no-hackle flies. Increasing fishing pressure and the inevitable education of fish have contributed to the development of a new school of thought in fly tying. Attractor patterns succeeded in fooling naive fish in the time of our grandfathers, but today, more and more realistic imitations have emerged in response to these "educated," or selective, fish. It is to assist the many beginners that we decided to put this book together and offer a work that attempts to address all aspects of the fascinating art of fly tying. 

Paperback
Book Condition: As New
ISBN: 0-88797-580-1
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published Date: 1996

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